NYT Midi Crossword Answers for Monday, October 26, 2026: “Break a Leg”

Monday, October 26, 2026 · Today's NYT Midi Crossword answers

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NYT Midi Crossword

Monday, October 26, 2026

9×9“Break a Leg”By Natan LastEdited by Ian Livengood

32 clues. Tap Reveal on any clue for just that answer, or open the full solution at the bottom.

This Midi was titled “Break a Leg” — the title hints at the theme. Clues that point at it: 18A.

Across

  1. 1"All ___ lead to Rome" (5)
    RevealROADS
  2. 6Had some food (3)
    RevealATE
  3. 9Country whose capital is New Delhi (5)
    RevealINDIA
  4. 10Male sheep (3)
    RevealRAM
  5. 11One of four on a standard tandem bike (5)
    RevealPEDAL
  6. 12A conceited person has a big one (3)
    RevealEGO
  7. 13Crop whose cultivation was popularized in the U.S. by George Washington Carver (6)
    RevealPEANUT
  8. 15The "A" of I.P.A. (3)
    RevealALE
  9. 17Open the mouth very wide (4)
    RevealGAPE
  10. 18"I never seem to catch a break!" (6)
    RevealPOORME
  11. 20Digital address, for short (3)
    RevealURL
  12. 21Goad (5)
    RevealEGGON
  13. 25Midwest city that's home to the Gateway Arch: Abbr. (3)
    RevealSTL
  14. 26Spa's spot for sweaters (5)
    RevealSAUNA
  15. 27___-been (washed-up star) (3)
    RevealHAS
  16. 28Watch through binoculars, say (5)
    RevealSPYON

Down

  1. 1Defraud, with "off" (3)
    RevealRIP
  2. 2Any nonzero number divided by itself (3)
    RevealONE
  3. 3Contribute (3)
    RevealADD
  4. 4Something worn by a newborn (6)
    RevealDIAPER
  5. 5Event on Black Friday or Cyber Monday (4)
    RevealSALE
  6. 6Bowl game venue (5)
    RevealARENA
  7. 7Get ready to advance after a fly ball (5)
    RevealTAGUP
  8. 8Be melodramatic on stage (5)
    RevealEMOTE
  9. 14Feature of a cross-generational relationship (6)
    RevealAGEGAP
  10. 15Artery from the heart (5)
    RevealAORTA
  11. 16Lounges (around) (5)
    RevealLOLLS
  12. 18Propel a bobsled at the start of a race, say (4)
    RevealPUSH
  13. 19A slob makes one (4)
    RevealMESS
  14. 22___ Fawkes Day (annual celebration in Great Britain) (3)
    RevealGUY
  15. 23Musician Yoko with a palindromic last name (3)
    RevealONO
  16. 24Artist/photographer Goldin with a palindromic first name (3)
    RevealNAN
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Midi Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 243 puzzles since February 2026:

ONE ×15ATE ×13ALE ×9EGO ×7ADD ×6SALE ×5URL ×5HAS ×4

Show all 32 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A ROADS6A ATE9A INDIA10A RAM11A PEDAL12A EGO13A PEANUT15A ALE17A GAPE18A POORME20A URL21A EGGON25A STL26A SAUNA27A HAS28A SPYON

Down: 1D RIP2D ONE3D ADD4D DIAPER5D SALE6D ARENA7D TAGUP8D EMOTE14D AGEGAP15D AORTA16D LOLLS18D PUSH19D MESS22D GUY23D ONO24D NAN

About This NYT Midi Crossword

The NYT Midi for Monday, October 26, 2026 was a 9×9 grid by Natan Last, edited by Ian Livengood, titled “Break a Leg”, with 32 clues; the longest answer ran 6 letters. That is about average for a Monday.

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